First piracy bid in Pakistan’s sea waters foiled

[somebozo]

Well such activity was expected due to ripple effect from horn of africa however kudos to brave men for foiling it

 

[Donatello]

which RAW agent?? John Cena or Ray mysterio???





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Don 'Dawood Ibrahim'

 

[fatman17]

^get real guys!!! u guys are 'mocking' the people who r putting their lives in danger!

 

[rohailmalhi]

Job Wel Done by Pakistani Navy .Timely rescue has saved the ship.
After making Pakistan suffer on the land front they(u know of whom i am talking abt) are making the sea vulnerable too so that they can maximize the damage to Pakistan's economy.

It has been good that if Navy had killed or captured them so that they can investigate what there pirates are doing in Pakistani Waters.

 

[SQ8]

Job Wel Done by Pakistani Navy .Timely rescue has saved the ship.
After making Pakistan suffer on the land front they(u know of whom i am talking abt) are making the sea vulnerable too so that they can maximize the damage to Pakistan's economy.

It has been good that if Navy had killed or captured them so that they can investigate what there pirates are doing in Pakistani Waters.

Attempting Piracy i believe.. We do have some important sea lanes.. and lucrative hijacking potential..going through our EEZ..
With all those ships in CTF-150.. they still cant force a blockade of the pirate menace.. or mount a forceful operation against them.
After all.. these are mostly based around the Somali coast.
Or has the 93' fiasco and aidid left a bad taste in everybody's mouth about Somalia??

 

[niaz]

Where did the pirates come from??? Where is there base? These do not seem to be Somali pirates -- as they would be operating through larger vessels to get to the 200 mile EEZ of Pakistan.

The distance between Mogadeshu and Karachi is roughly 2000 miles!!!!

Sorry to disappoint you but these are Somali pirates with some support and bases along the Omani Coast. Recently there have been piracy attacks in the Gulf of Oman.

All the pirate boats are disguised as deep sea fishing boats. They only bring up the guns when very near the victim vessel. With the money already in their possession, they have scouts based in Djibouti who provide them the info about the vessels passing through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

 

[Aamir Hussain]

Thank you for the info. and clarification.

I am surprised that they have bases inside Oman - it seems to be a well policed country but with a very small armed forces. Maybe Pakistan can help them by doing some joint patroling etc.

BTW a fishing boat can not outrun a let us say, a frigate, Helo, or a Maritime Patrol a/c. We need more info. on where the encounter took place and why the pirate vessel was not persued by PN. Maybe they escaped into territorial waters of another country. Need more info.!

Once agian thanks for the input.

 

[fatman17]

Pakistan hands over command of anti-piracy fleet to Singapore

By Our Reporter | From the NewspaperApril 1, 2011 (2 days ago)


KARACHI: Commodore Abdul Aleem of Pakistan Navy has handed over the command of Combined Task Force-151 to Rear Admiral Harris Weng Yip Chan of Singapore Navy after an eventful period of four months.

The change of command took place onboard HMS Cornwall alongside the USS Mason, the command ship for the incoming CTF-151, in Djibouti.

According to a Pakistan Navy press release, CTF-151 is a multinational task force operating as Counter Piracy (CP) segment of Combined Maritime Forces Headquarters in Bahrain. CTF-151 conducts counter-piracy operations under the UNSC resolutions to curb piracy in the Gulf of Eden, North Arabian Sea and Somalia Basin.

This vast area hosts a number of sea lanes connecting east and west which contain vital supply routes and can be described as lifeline for world`s leading economies. About 33,000 ships pass every year through the Gulf of Aden alone. The entire area is, however, threatened by the menace of piracy which is growing.

Despite limited resources, Pakistan Navy has been an active participant in counter-piracy operations since inception of the coalition of forces conducting the operations in the region around Somalia.

In order to foster regional maritime security, Pakistan Navy joined the CTF-151, a coalition of naval forces of about 25 countries conducting operations under the umbrella of HQ CMF at Navcent, Bahrain.

Pakistan Navy has been supporting the CP operations by contributing staff to HQ CMF at NSA Bahrain and Destroyer (DDG) on an alternate basis since 2009. It was the first-ever Command of CTF-151 from Pakistan Navy. Pakistan is the only regional country to have been entrusted with the command of CTF-151, besides CTF-150. Assignment of command of CTF-151 to Pakistan Navy is a reflection of its professional competence and resolve through which it has made its place among coalition nations.

Apart from fighting piracy, CTF-151 units helped innocent merchantmen in distress in the form of providing logistic, technical and medical support.

 

[illuminatidinesh]

BATMAN makes a mockery out of himself every time just to grab some attention, nothing new.

Dont U see, he is a super hero he can do anything....